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[Thomas Carlsson]

A great monument in our Ham-radio-world is gone

Sad moments. But the Finns have SISU!! Sisu = Poder mental muito forte,
sempre recouperam.

73, Thomas, PY2ZXU


On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Ville Hiilesmaa <py2zea em gmail.com> wrote:

> Message from the Arcala Group, OH8X
> by Martti Laine, OH2BH
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> December 6, 2013
> Independence Day of the Republic of Finland
>
>
> RADIO ARCALA LANDSCAPE IS ONE SHORT
>
> While driving to the Arctic region north of the city of Oulu at 65degrees
> North, you will now find the wintry landscape more naked than before.
> Something is missing from the landscape, a reflection of the challenges
> facing the stormy and icy North. Sorrow has descended on the population of
> the village of Arkala.
>
> It was the recent storm Oskari creating gusts of up to 68 knots (78MPH)
> that
> not only knocked down the massive 330ft (100m) 40+ ton 160/80M array but
> also left 200.000 homes in Finland without electricity. The mammoth
> structure collapsed peacefully, not hitting any of the other six towers,
> not
> hurting people or damaging buildings.
>
> As professional engineering efforts had up to now ensured the survival of
> this 5-year old structure, inspectors are busy trying to evaluate the cause
> of the failure. It is suspected that automation designed to enable the
> array
> to find its most comfortable position in high winds somehow locked up and
> caused the structure to corkscrew. Consequently the giant crumbled down on
> its on base just like the WTC building in those other sad years.
>
> But life goes on at Radio Arcala at OH8X and you may soon hear Santa Claus
> from the North of Finland bringing you the joy of Christmas in the form of
> OF9X, beaming over the North Pole on 20 meters and capitalizing on the
> famous Polar Path during the Holiday Season.
>
> Thank you for your interest in Radio Arcala and many of its unforgettable
> endeavors.  In summary, we would like to share with you this short poem and
> these consoling words of wisdom from the late Professor Hugh Cassidy,
> WA6AUD:
>
> "The grief we feel we cannot tell. A sad day it was as our tower fell."
>
> (Please see attached photo)
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Thomas, PY2ZXU/SM0CXU
Member of the PW2D Team
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